Where does “hoppe” come from?

hoppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hoppa, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hoppe (Norwegian Bokmål): a mare; to jump

Definitions

  1. a mare; to jump

Ancestry of “hoppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehoppa—
2Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “hoppe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →